The Binghamton Senators, American Cancer Society and Lourdes have teamed for the fourth annual Face Off Against Cancer, set for Saturday, April 4 at the B-Sens home game against the Albany River Rats.

The festivities begin at 6 p.m. when the doors open to the public with various cancer awareness displays and relay for life teams on the concourse level of the arena. Lourdes will have its Mission in Motion Mobile Mammography vehicle on display outside the arena throughout the evening. With two Mission in Motion vehicles, Lourdes puts comprehensive health care on wheels and takes it to health fairs, work sites, community events, senior centers, schools, and churches.

Matt Carkner and Denis Hamel will be on the ice prior to the game for the drawing and announcement of all 10 winners in this year’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer raffle. The raffle, which Carkner and Hamel founded prior to the 2007-08 season, is sold out for the second straight year and the Grand Prize is $10,000. The full prize list is as follows:

In recognition of the Face Off Against Cancer, the B-Sens will wear one-of-a-kind pink jerseys when they take the ice against Albany. The design includes a breast cancer awareness ribbon on the front of each jersey. Immediately following the game, all game-worn and game-issued jerseys will be auctioned off live with the proceeds benefitting Making Strides Against Breast Cancer.

A survivors’ lap will take place on the ice during the first intermission. The night will conclude with an open skate following the B-Sens game against the River Rats. Fans must bring their own skates and only people with skates will be allowed to access the ice.

Over its first three years, the Face Off Against Cancer event has generated more than $30,000 to benefit the American Cancer Society and Making Strides Against Breast Cancer.

Tickets for Saturday’s Face Off Against Cancer B-Sens game can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com, by calling ticket master at 722-7272, or at the Arena box office inside the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena.

2009-10 season tickets and 2009 Calder Cup playoff packages are on sale. Contact the Binghamton Senators’ executive office at (607) 722-SENS for more information on these ticket packages.